couguar

English

Noun

couguar (plural couguars)

1. Dated form of cougar (animal).

French

Alternative forms

• cougar, cougouar

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Tupi sûasuarana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ɡaʁ/

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• Rhymes: -aʁ

Noun

couguar m (plural couguars)

1. cougar (Puma concolor)

   Synonyms: puma, lion de montagne

Descendants

• → English: cougar, couguar (dated)

Further reading

• “couguar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012